Bottle holder



BOTTLE HOLDER Filed Dec. 5, 1951 Fig./

Richard B. Koger Daniel A. McGinnis INVENTORS United States Patent cc 2,754,078

Patented July .10, 1956 is provided with a trim. panel 1 8 whichis secured to a cardboard backihg20. Overlying the.trim panel: 18 and its cardboardbacking20 is a metal trim moldinget22 dis:

2,754,078 posed aroundawindow opening .24: Thewindow open BOTTLE HOLDER. ing 24 it providedwith conventional weather stripping 26 and 28'. Richard B. Koger; Joplin; Mm, and D'aniel A. McGinnis, Referring now to Figure/2i inparticular, it will be seen Coifeyville, Kans.- that the bottle holder12, which. issthe subject-.ofithise. g e t invention; consists-of a wall engaging portion 30.- and a APphcatlon December5, 1951, Serial No. 259,944 bottlehsupportingrpprfibn 32. The upper Portioniof the 1 Claim. (Cl. 248-311) wall engaging portion 30.-is substantially rectangular and This invention relates generally, to bottle holders; and the lower portion thereof hasrthe shape of a longnarrow more particularly to a bottle holder especially designed rectangle. The sideedges-of the-intermediateand lower-- for attachment to the interior of a vehicle. portlonsof the wall engaging portion30'are provided with' The primary object of' this invention is to provide an upstandingrflanges36and-38. improved bottle holder adapted to be" secured to the inte- The bottle supporting portion 32 is substantially cir-r rior of a vehicle as a permanent attachment. 2o cular in plan view and isprovided'withalong narrow'rec Another ob ect of this invention is to provlde an untangular extension at its lower end The bottle supportproved bottle holder havlng means for engaging beneath ing portion 32 ls provlded wlth a perlpheral flange 40 and behind a WlIlClOW trlm moldlng of a vehicle w ich extends along the periphery thereof with the ex- Another ob ect of thls lnventlon ls to provide an lmception of the lower edge of the rectangular extension. proved bottle holder for use in the interior of a vehicle, The flat parallel portions 42 of the peripheral flange 40 said bottle holder being of simple construction and ecosecured to the side edges of the rectangular extension nomically manufactured. portion are provided with aligned apertures 44. The edge A further object of this invention is to provide an flanges of the wall engaging portion terminate in flat improved bottle holder in which the bottle supporting parallel portions 46 which are provided with aligned portions may be folded to lie flat against the inner side 30 apertures 48. A pivot pin 50 extends through the aligned wall of a vehicle. apertures 44 and 48 to plvotally secure the wall engaging A still further object of this invention is to provide an portion 30 to the bottle supporting portion 32. improved bottle holder which in its folded position has The bottle engaging portion 32 is pivoted to its bottle a pleasing and ornamental appearance. receiving position normal to the surface of the wall en- These, together with various ancillary features and gaging portion 30, the end edges of the flange portions objects of the invention, which will later become apparent 46 of the wall engaging portion 30 engage the upper suran i drawi h rei rounded to permit upward pivoting of the bottle support- Figure 1 is a front elevational View of the improved ing portion 32 about the pivot rod 50. Secured to the bottle holder, which is the subject of this invention, the upper rectangular portion of the wall engaging portion shown connected to the interior wall of a conventional bracket having a web 52 and flanges 54. The web 52 automobile, only a portion of the automobile being is secured to the Wall engaging portion 30 in any conillustrated; ventional manner. The flanges 54 are provided with Figure 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the imaligned apertures 56 through which is passed a circular proved bottle holder, the bottle holder being shown in ring Th i g 58 is normally disposed parallel to the its opened bottle receiving condition a bottle being shown a g g p tion 30 but m y be p t t a p sisupported b the bottle holder i dotted li es; tion normal thereto to form a stabilizing ring for a bottle Figure 3 is an enlarged partial transverse vertical secs pported by the bottle supporting portion 32. The

its opened condition; and portion of the ring between the flanges 54 engages the web Figure 4 is a top plan view of the bottle holder in its 2 an is flattened y- The flattening of a Portion opened bottle receiving condition. of the ring 58 against the web 52 rigidly secures the ring Referring now more specifically to the accompanying 58 in a position normal to the wall eng g g Portion drawings, wherein like numerals designate similar parts The diameter of the circular portion of the bottle supnovel bottle holder of this invention is shown in Figure 1 60 of the intermediate circular portion of the wall engaging g orreference numeral 10 e improved bottle holder, t n 30 h bottle engaging Portion in its position which is the sub ect of this invention will be referred to overlying the wall engaglng portion, also overlies the hereinafter by the reference numeral 12, and may be made ring 58 and its support and conceals the same. The of metal, plastic, or of other sultable material peripheral flange 40 of the bottle supporting portion 32 includes a portion of the metal body 14 having mounted gaging portion 30. therein a window 16. The interior of the automobile 10 Referring now to Figure 2 in particular, it will be 3 seen that when the bottle holder 12 is in its open position, that the bottle 60 shown in dotted lines, rests on the upper surface of the bottle supporting portion 32 and is prevented from tipping by the ring 58. V

From the foregoing, the construction and operation of the bottle holder will be readily understood, and further explanation is believed to be unnecessary. However, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art after a consideration of the foregoing specification and accompanying drawings, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction shown and described, nor is it desired to limit the invention to a bottle holder for vehicles as it may be secured to other wall surfaces, and accordingly all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the appended claim.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

A bottle holder comprising a Wall engaging portion and a bottle supporting portion, said bottle supporting portion pivotally secured to said wall engaging portion, a bottle stabilizing ring carried by said wall engaging por tion in vertical spaced relation to said bottle supporting portion, said bottle stabilizing ring being carried by two flanges on said wall engaging portion, said ring passing through apertures in said flanges, said apertures being closely adjacent said wall engaging portion for said flanges, wherebya portion of said stabilizing ring engages said wall engaging portion when the ring is pivoted to a position normal to said wall engaging portion and said portion of the ring is flattened out to retain the ring in its bottle stabilizing position.

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